GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |
| executor | one who executes something |
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |
| indolent | averse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy |
| noisome | noxious |
| cliche | a trite phrase or expression |
| stench | stink |
| conservatory | a greenhouse for growing or displaying plants |
| exchequer | a department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes |
| foist | to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant |